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Online crowdfunding platforms — such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo — can make you an overnight success if you play your cards right.
Whether it’s bankrolling a movie continuation of a cult TV show, or getting a VR prototype off the ground (before being sniped by Facebook, of course), funding large projects with pledged donations can work if the scale is right.
